The Boston Red Sox are riding high after finishing off their seventh consecutive win on Thursday. The team is now 50-45 and in sole possession of the final American League Wild Card spot. In addition, they are only five games back in the AL East. This is all happening after they had traded away Rafael Devers to the San Francisco Giants.

A top MLB insider on Friday categorically dismissed claims that the Boston Red Sox were looking to trade their best hitter, and he wasn't the only one.

Rafael Devers has struggled since being traded from the Boston Red Sox, and the Giants have a losing record since the trade.

The surging Sox have won six straight games, matching their longest winning streak of the season. During that stretch, they outscored opponents, 56-16, reached double-digit runs four times, and only trailed for half an inning across the 54 frames.

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